Historical records matching Edwin Ashby
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About Edwin Ashby
Edwin Ashby was an Adelaide based Australian property developer and a noted malacologist interested in chitons and ornithologist. He was a founding member of the South Australian Ornithological Association (SAOA) in 1899, and of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1901 for which he served as president 1926. The avian genus Ashbyia (represented by the gibberbird, Ashbyia lovensis) was named for him by Gregory Mathews.
The garden of Ashby's property 'Wittunga' in the Adelaide Hills was developed botanically by his son, Arthur Keith Ashby, donated to the State of South Australia in 1965, and opened to the public in 1975 as Wittunga Botanic Garden.
Religious Influence - Quaker Occupation - conservationist, fossil collector, natural history collector, naturalist, nature writer, ornithologist, plant breeder, property developer, real estate agent, shell collector
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Edwin Ashby's Timeline
| 1861 |
November 2, 1861
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Pleystowe, Surrey, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1893 |
February 17, 1893
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North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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| 1896 |
October 13, 1896
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North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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| 1898 |
August 15, 1898
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North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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| 1901 |
February 7, 1901
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North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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| 1941 |
January 8, 1941
Age 79
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Blackwood, South Australia, Australia
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West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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